Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Books Reduction Lino Print - Blues

One of the books is blue, which of course means I have to print two versions of that hue to give the shape it needs. First the bright one, which will actually a little bit of the shading on a neighbouring book:

And then the shading:


I'm going to give one of these away when I'm done, and you get an entry for each comment you leave in any of the posts about it!

4 comments:

  1. It's great to see the process as it's unfolding. I have a hard time thinking in "layers" and am working on how colors will translate once printed over with a different color. Thanks for the learning opportunity, but more importantly, I LOVE the pic you're working from. Very inspiring! Thanks!

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  2. Thanks! I actually don't much experience with lino cuts, so I'm learning as I go. I hope it helps!

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  3. Working my way backwards... I love how the splodginess of the ink (is that a word? well, it is now and you know what I mean!) gives the prints such a texture and enhances the image. It helps to give the impression of the age of these books.
    It's so interesting to watch how you are building the image.
    I am rather filled with admiration... you certainly don't do things by halves, Jennifer!
    I'm so glad you have posted all these stages for us to see. I love this!

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  4. I thought the same thing about the colour myself. I cut lots of little nicks into the lino block, so it wouldn't be too even and smooth, but the ink seems to be taking care of the texture itself.

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